Friends! It's the feast day of St. Hildegard of Bingen, an abbess, polymath, mystic, & eel truth-teller. Medieval thinkers agreed that eels reproduce asexually. But Hildegard suggested that eels mate at sea, where we can't watch. No one listened to her. But she was right! 1/2

Why are the unionists not out celebrating their decade of union? Where's the street parties & rallies? Surely they want us to thank them for their austerity, Brexit and fuel poverty in energy rich Scotland? Instead there's nothing but embarrassed silence. thenational.scot/politics/24591…

📢 Today marks 10 years since the Independence Referendum. 🙌 The referendum captured the imagination of the entire country, and Scotland was bursting with hope and optimism. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Let’s commit to rediscovering that spirit and taking our positive vision to every part of Scotland.

#stillyes #ScottishIndependenceASAP

#OnThisDay - 18 September - in AD 53 the emperor Trajan was born. Succeeding Nerva in AD 98, Trajan's reign would be of a military tenor, which saw him adopt the title 'Optimus Princeps'. #AncientHistory Image: RIC II Trajan 336; ANS 1956.184.32. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2.…

Francis Ford Coppola really hates Brexit (from Empire interview)

Todays poll question Which Parliament should hold full powers over referendums ? Please RT for a large responce!

Should Scotland become an Independent Country again? RT pls for one day only. iScot Magazine

The huge irony of the No vote was the perception that it was the safe choice. Broad shoulders, steady hands. Since then the UK has gone to hell in a handbasket. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong but the architects of the No victory will never admit it. They can't.

A newly discovered Roman small town south of Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire, has been given heritage protection as a scheduled monument. 👏 Archaeological remains show the Roman town’s streets and buildings and how it developed over time. ➡️ bit.ly/Cambridgeshire…

When asked to rank Scottish parties in order of preference, the SNP are ranked first by the largest number of Scots Ranked first SNP: 29% Labour: 24% Conservatives: 13% Lib Dems: 12% Greens: 10% Reform UK: 10% Alba: 2% yougov.co.uk/politics/artic…

Concern over closure of toilet stop on NC500 bbc.in/3B6yKv0

Focus on the future, not the past. Focus on what can be, not what could have been. Focus on convincing others, not reinforcing our own convictions. Be positive, be hopeful, be optimistic. Aye. Always.

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Fleeces at a sheep fank in #Skye, c1970s [photo: Olivia James Collection; Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre]

I can just imagine Jeremy Bowen and the BBC gushing about al-Qaeda's 'tactical triumph' and 'spectacular coup' after it had just blown holes in hundreds of off-duty British soldiers, and some of their wives, children or simply passers-by, via their phones. Can't you?

Huge thanks to all the amateur golfers on social media for their constructive criticism of my golf swing. Much appreciated 😅

Israel’s pager attack in Lebanon detonated thousands of handheld devices across of a slew of public spaces, seriously injuring and killing innocent civilians. This attack clearly and unequivocally violates international humanitarian law and undermines US efforts to prevent a

Keir Starmer has declared more free tickets & gifts than other major party leaders in recent times, with his total now topping £100,000 Rowena Mason finds theguardian.com/politics/2024/…